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2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2571

Foster Youth Earned Benefits Protection for Success Act; enact.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Youth and Family Affairs Committee on March 3, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO DIRECT THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES (DEPARTMENT), FOR ANY CHILD IN THE CARE AND CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT, TO DETERMINE WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER ENTRY INTO CARE WHETHER THE CHILD IS RECEIVING OR IS ELIGIBLE FOR CERTAIN EARNED FEDERAL BENEFITS; TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT TO APPLY FOR SUCH BENEFITS ON BEHALF OF THE CHILD IF A DETERMINATION IS MADE THAT THE CHILD IS OR MAY BE ELIGIBLE; TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT TO APPLY TO BECOME THE CHILD'S REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE IF NO OTHER SUITABLE CANDIDATE IS AVAILABLE; TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT'S OBLIGATIONS IF APPOINTED TO SERVE AS THE REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A SUCCESS SEQUENCE SAVINGS AND DISBURSEMENT PLAN FOR EACH CHILD WITH CONSERVED EARNED BENEFITS; TO ENABLE A CHILD TO ACCESS A PORTION OF CONSERVED BENEFITS UPON COMPLETION OF SPECIFIC MILESTONES THAT PROMOTE INDEPENDENCE AND FINANCIAL READINESS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE RELEASE OF ANY REMAINING CONSERVED BENEFITS UPON TERMINATION OF THE DEPARTMENT'S CUSTODY OR LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CHILD; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

1 co-sponsor

Sarita Simmons

Its course

January 19 to March 3, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action7 actions on 6 days

In the SenateJan 19 to Feb 921 days

MedicaidJan 19 to Jan 2910 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 9 to Mar 3 · stopped22 days

Youth and Family AffairsFeb 16 to Mar 3 · stopped15 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 9

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the Senate Jan 19 – Feb 9

  1. Jan 19Referred to the Senate committee on Medicaid
  2. Jan 29Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 9Amended in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Feb 11 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 11Sent to the House
  2. Feb 16Referred to the House committees on Youth and Family Affairs and on Judiciary A
  3. Mar 3Died in committee in the House
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To MedicaidSenate
  2. Jan 29Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Feb 9AmendedSenate
  4. Feb 9Passed As AmendedSenate
  5. Feb 11Transmitted To HouseSenate
  6. Feb 16Referred To Youth and Family Affairs;Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives